Rise and Fall of a Track Star

Through her memoirs, Omegia takes you on a painful journey through her childhood into her adult years. Her struggles as a teenage mother is only a check mark on the list of life altering experiences, one she hopes young girls and woman can learn from. More

From Pan Am Game bronze medal winner to All American, Omegia Keeys was once touted in Track Magazine as one destined for greatness, but walked away from it all. Rise and Fall of a Track Star is Omegia’s firsthand account leading her to the breaking point. For years Omegia held on to the shame of a dirty little secret, one too common in the African American Community.

Through her memoirs, Omegia takes you on a painful journey through her childhood into her adult years. Her struggles as a teenage mother is only a checkmark on the list of life altering experiences, one she hopes young girls and woman can learn from.

Omegia’s goals for this book are to educate others about the struggles of young women dealing with assault, help others gain the strength to change their circumstances, and to release the personal pain of hiding a long standing secret.

Omegia’s voice and courage will help us to save our girls. - C.H. Towns author of Night and Day

Omegia’s writing touches the soul of every young girl fighting to find her voice.- Alexis “Cherie” Norwood author of Bittersweet: Diary of a Safegirl

Rise and Fall of a Track Star is a must read for every young woman in her teens.- Toni Odom author of Sistah’s in Sisterhood